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mund-bora

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An ðás rédenne ic hit ðider selle ðe se monn ðe Kristes cirican hláford sié, mín and mínra erfewearda forespreoca and mundbora and an his hláforddóme wé bián móten, C. D. i. 311, 21. Iulianus úre ciricean mundbora ( defensor ), Gr. D. 71, 12.

tweónian

(v.)
Grammar
tweónian, twínian, twýnian; p. ode.
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Se is lytles geleáfan, se ðe hwæthwega gelýfþ and hwæthwega twýnaþ; se ðe mid ealle twýnaþ, hé is geleáfleás, Homl. Th. ii. 392, 17-19. Gif gé habbaþ geleúfan and ne twýniaþ (tweóniaþ, MS. A.), Mt. Kmbl. 21, 21. Hwí twýnedest (tweónedest, MS.

Linked entries: twínian twýnian

mylen-ham

(n.)
Grammar
mylen-ham, mylen-hamm, es; m.

An enclosure in which a mill stands

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An enclosure in which a mill stands Hit (the boundary) cymþ nyðer to ðam mylenhammæ and se mylenham and se myln ðǽrtð, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 189, 10

weorold-þeáwas

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-þeáwas, pl. m.
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Conduct in the affairs of this world Se wæs on woruldþeáwum se rihtwísesta in the conduct of his life he was most righteous, Bt. 1; Fox 2, 13

á-grimetian

(v.)
Grammar
á-grimetian, p. ode: -grimettan; p. te
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To rage, be furious Se ealda feónd ágrimetede (-grymetode, v. l.) and hine gebealh antiquus hostis infremuit, Gr. D. 211, 22. Se fæder ágrimette pater infremuit , 238, 21

eft

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</b> of replacement, restoration, renewal :-- Geðwegenum fótum eft sceógian hí lotis pedibus recalcient se, Angl. xiii. 413, 687. Sceal beón se ingang eft geopenod, Bl. H. 9, 8. Hú hé eft gesette seld sélran werode, Gen. 94: Dan. 641.

hére

(n.)
Grammar
hére, e; f.

Dignitymajestygreatness

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The prose, Fox 70, l0, has 'Hwæt is heora nú tó láfe bútan se lytla hlísa and se nama mid feáum stafum áwriten signat superstes fama tenuis pauculis inane nomen litteris.'

orsorgness

(n.)
Grammar
orsorgness, e; f.

freedom from care or anxiety, tranquillityprosperity

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Ða míne sǽlþa and seó orsorgnes prosperitas mea, Bt. 10; Fox 26, 26. Seó orsorhnes. . . seó wiðerweardnes prospera fortuna. . . . adversa, 20; Fox 72, 4. Ðæt ðú ðé ne anhebbe on ð ínre gesundfulnesse and on ðínre orsorgnesse, 6; Fox 14, 35.

háwian

(v.)
Grammar
háwian, p. ode; pp. od

To view, look, observe, regard, survey, inspect

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third that they be able to see what they bring under their notice, 179, 20.

lah-slit

(n.)
Grammar
lah-slit, n[?]; -sliht, -slite, es; m; -slitt, e: f.
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See also Grmm. R. A. 623: Steenstrup's Normannerne, iv. 264 sqq

Linked entries: slite -slitt

(int.)

LoOhAh

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Hwæt biþ hit lá elles búton flǽsc seoddan se écea dǽl of biþ hwæt biþ lá elles seó láf búton wvrma mete why, what else is it but flesh when the eternal part is away? what else then is the remnant but worms food? Blickl. Homl. 111, 31.

stoppa

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Gelómlíce wæs tóbrocen se ráp in þám hangode se stoppa þe man ꝥ wæter mid hlód funis in quo ad hauriendum aquam situla dependebat crebro rumpebatur, Gr. D. 214, 22. Add

sweór

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Se sweór bemǽnde his snore, and se brýdguma his brýd, Hml. S. 33, 191. Hiene ofslóg his ágen sweór fraude soceri sui interfectus est, Ors. 6, 29; S. 278, 18. Add

speliend

(n.)
Grammar
speliend, speligend, es; m.

A representativevicar

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A representative, vicar Pronomen is ðæs naman speliend, se spelaþ ðone naman, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 8, 12. Se cyning is Cristes sylfes speligend under him sylfum, Bd. Whelc. 151, 39

ge-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líhtan, p. -líhte

To alightapproachcome

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Ðá gelíhte se cuma then the stranger alighted, Homl. Th. ii. 134, 34. He gelíhte to ðæm hearge propiabat ad fanum, Bd. 2, 13; S. 517, 11.

hálettan

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Þá se biscop tó mé cwóm, ðá grétte hé mé sóna and [h]álette his leódþeáwe cum me more rituque salutaret, Nar. 27, 17.

regol

(n.)
Grammar
regol, es; m.

a rulea rule, pattern, standard, normprescript, a canonrule

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a rule Se gewuna is strængra on ǽlcum worde ðon his regal sý, Ælfc. Gr. 30, 4;Som.. 34, 67. Sume gáþ of ðam regole, forðan ðe se gewuna is strengra, eruo ic nerige, erutus generod.

Linked entries: regol-bryce regul

ge-welgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-welgian, -welegian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To enrichmake wealthyendowdītāredōtāre

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Hí nalæs niid deófolcræfte, ac mid godcunde mægene gewelgade cóman illi non dæmonĭca sed divīna virtūte prædĭti vĕniēbant, Bd.1, 25; S. 487, 2: 4, 13; S. 582, 39.

Linked entry: weligian

un-treówþ

(n.)
Grammar
un-treówþ, e; f.

Bad faithperfidy

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Antigones forlét ðæt setl. Ac Umenis him wénde from Antigones hámfærelte micelra untreówða Antigonus ab obsidione discessit. Sed nec sic Eumeni spes firma aut salus certa, Ors. 3, 11; Swt. 146, 21. Adam týhð mé untryówða, Cd. Th. 36, 33; Gen. 581.

DOCCE

(n.)
Grammar
DOCCE, an; f.
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Seó scearpe docce the sharp or sour dock, sorrel; oxylăpăthum = òξυλάπαθoν, rumex acētōsa, Som. Ben. Lye. Docce seó ðe swimman wille the dock which will swim, the water-lily; nymphæa, L.